15 month, problems?

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Hi, I'm new here

A bit of background - I'm an "old" dad, 50 last December, with my first (unexpected) child who's 15 months. My wife is 42 now, and has a 10 yr old and 14 yr old from previous marriage.

Can I be a bit thick here what do the various abbreviations stand for:- dp, ds etc I got the hang of what they mean!

I guess these worries I've got have already been covered - first, he is 15 mths and shows no sign of walking - he was late in crawling and sitting up too. Just read that this could be an early sign of cerebral palsy. Anyone know anything about this?

Second, he's going through a very clingy stage - if one of us is out of vision for a couple of seconds, he cries uncontrollably. How long will this last?

Other than that, he's bright as a button!

Thanks very much!

I don't know quite what the range is but I have a son of 16 months who is walking. However, out of 8 other babies I know, all the same age, 2 are walking, 4 are trying to walk and 2 aren't. They all seem to develop quicker in different areas. Whilst my son is a walker he isn't much of a talker, for example.

I've heard there is a massive variation in the age at which babies walk. I mean, for there to be an average age some will walk sooner or later by definition.

Talk to your GP/HV if you are really concerned but try not to worry about it. It seems perfectly normal to me.

PS, welcome to the madhouse mumsnet

welcome the acronyms yep can be bitty baffling at first this page

talk to the GP or HV for reassurance and guidance.imo, avoid self diagnosis it could just make you more worried

most babies get Clingy..and well it lasts as long as it lasts.one day someone/something else will catch their attention. their confidence increases and whooosh they are semi-independent

My first dd didn't start walking till she was 16 mths- then she went straight to running! If he is sitting up and/ or cruising I probably wouldn't worry. As for clingy- I think they go through phases of it on and off over the years, depending on whatever else is going on in their wee lives! I try to remember that, annoying as it is, when they are teenagers they probably won't even want to walk down the street with me!

Clingy - normal
When did he crawl? My friend's DD started crawling at 12 months and she's now 15 months and is just starting to stand but absolutely no walking under any circumstances and she's been declared normal too!

clingy is very normal at this age, dds passed when she found her feet I think so when she got more independent. She didn't walk until 16 months and my friends ds didn't walk until 20 months so completely normal. They both made up for it in chat though - they can't do everything. If he is bright as a button, I wouldn't worry too much.

And congratulations on becoming a Dad by the way - glad you found MN, I am sure you will get lots of help here.

Clingy is normal - especially if he is gearing up to walk. Not walking yet is normal too, I'd say. He needs to get to the stage where he realises that walking is a quicker and easier way of getting about than crawling! You can help encourage him to walk by holding his hands while he walks along.
As a couple of people have said, often late walkers are early talkers - a few friend's dcs didn't walk until 16/17 months - one was terrified because she had her 2nd baby when he was 17 mo - he literally started walking a few days before baby 2 came along!
Cerebal Palsy is really severe and has lots of symptoms, but speak to your hv if you're worried.

Thanks everyone! :0